U.N. says: Don't iron your jeans

Posted by Sarah van Schagen at 2:39 PM on 03 Mar 2008

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Um, wow. So this is what the United Nations Environment Programme is up to these days:

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holymotheragod

You sure that's not an SNL skit?

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by David Roberts at 2:42 PM on 03 Mar 2008

0�C?!?

I need to chill the water first to save energy?

by Sir Oolius at 2:44 PM on 03 Mar 2008

What?

Who irons their jeans?! Must be something Europeans do.

Anyway, I don't iron anything. Nor does someone iron my clothing for me. I wouldn't know how to use an iron if I had to. But I'm sure they draw a lot of power. Our lights dim briefly when the iron kicks in. Check the label... very high wattage. Turn if OFF if you are not going to use it immediately! Geez... I think Grandma actually used to iron the sheets. Wasted a lot of time and energy.

The good news... just install a CFL and stop ironing your pants -- if you happen to do that -- and we can save the Earth! Yahoo.

by wiscidea at 3:01 PM on 03 Mar 2008

Makes sense to me

The patchouli I dose my jeans in really doesn't ripen until the third or fourth wear anyway.

by Sean Casten at 3:18 PM on 03 Mar 2008

ironing

I ironed everything when I lived in the equatorial rain forest. There are flies that loved to settle on drying clothes (no dryers, of course) and lay eggs, which would then hatch and burrow into your skin. You then had to pick them out with a knife or a needle. The only way to be safe wast o iron everything. You haven't lived until you've worn air-dried, ironed skivvies.

by mihan at 3:46 PM on 03 Mar 2008

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